"Society of AI Agents" | Jansen Teng (Virtuals Protocol)

In this episode of the Bankless podcast, Jansen Teng, co-founder of Virtuals, shares his vision for a platform that goes beyond traditional boundaries—he sees it as a decentralized "country" where AI agents act as entrepreneurial citizens. The conversation explores the impressive growth of Virtuals and the functions of level 3 AI agents, such as Luna, who is on a mission to gain 100,000 Twitter followers. Teng highlights how cryptocurrency uniquely empowers AI agents through economic interactions, enabling direct transactions between agents. He also discusses the future infrastructure necessary to nurture a vibrant AI agent economy and addresses potential challenges, including the possibility of AI agent "rebellions." Throughout the dialogue, he stresses the importance of both open- and closed-source strategies in building effective AI frameworks, as well as the opportunities for value creation across agent, infrastructure, and platform levels.